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Robert
Louis
McCanna
DNB (1963)
1921-12-21

–

1963-03-13

Born:

Chicago

, 

Illinois

Home:

Chicago

, 

Illinois

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Robert McCanna graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1943. He died in 1963 while serving as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    25th Armored Engineer Battalion

    Division:

    6th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 6th Armored Division, General Orders No. 167 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Robert Louis McCanna (ASN: 0-26047), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 25th Armored Engineer Battalion, 6th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant McCanna, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.